Celebrating Reel Women: TV Shows with Female Showrunners

More and more, television is where you can find incredibly compelling and lively stories that have the ambition and audacity of feature films. From relatable characters figuring out how to balance life and love to suspenseful thrillers that leave you wanting more, our golden age of television has given us more choices than ever before. Have you ever spent an entire Saturday (or weekend) in front of a screen, binge-watching a gripping show? Yeah, us too.

Vin Diesel’s Beard, Angelina Jolie’s Rage & Marisa Tomei Enters Empire

A few new tasty trailers have been released, and they really couldn't be more different. Let's take a quick peek:

The Last Witch Hunter

At six seconds into The Last Witch Hunter trailer, we finally find out what Vin Diesel might look like if he played a young Saint Nicholas. That beard! Only this is no Christmas movie. The Last Witch Hunter is Diesel’s return to playing a kind of super soldier (think Riddick) in a world gone witchy.

Watch & Listen to Empire Composer Fil Eisler’s Favorite Scenes

Yesterday we published our interview with Empire composer Fil Eisler, and today we're going to take a look at two scenes Eisler chose as his favorite illustrations of what he brings to the show. Thanks to 20th Century Fox, who were kind enough to send us these clips.

Let's go through a few of your favorite scenes that you scored last season.

There’s a couple of scenes that I could use to illustrate the extremes of what the music can do.

Empire‘s Composer Fil Eisler on Scoring TV’s Best Show About Music

Empire was a big part of Fox's recent upfront presentation for reasons that are easy to parse. It was the number one series on TV, a smashing success for the network and invigorated the entire TV landscape. The upcoming season has been expanded to 18 episodes, and Fox announced that Alicia Keys, Lenny Kravitz and Chris Rock will be among the guest stars.

The appeal of Empire is obvious; the King Lear-like premise,